The Organization that says “We Never Said That” - Recensione dipendente - District Executive presso Scouting America

Let’s just say they will lie to you in the interview and then say they never said it, even if you have proof. During the interview, they say you can make your own schedule and that it's very flexible (only work one weekend a month and a few nights during the week for the entire month). After a month into the job, it was every night and weekend. You will work 60+ hours during the week and if you have a family event on the weekend, they will take a full day of PTO from you. Even if you have to only be at the event for an hour. They say it’s flexible but have mandatory meetings at 8pm and 7am and throughout the day. Expect to answer your phone 24/7 with management or a volunteer. They demand you not only work for them, you must make Scouting the entirety of your life. You don't get to have a life outside of scouting. Many co-workers have been told by one person in management “you should get a divorce if that’s what it takes because you’re not making scouting your life.” They will say family will understand that you will miss weddings, birthdays, and anniversary’s. One day, I heard management having a bet on how many of their children birthday’s they have missed. This is very disheartening! Some volunteers will love you and some will always hate you no matter what you do to please them. I had one volunteer once say “if you don’t come to events, we will hate you and others call you every name in the naughty book”. I told my boss this and later my boss blamed me for all the troubles. When corporate comes from Texas or the Council Board of Directors come and visit they make it sound like everything is just peachy. Once they leave, management closes the door and blames all the problems on the staff. They are set in their old ways and will not change. The Scout Executive has said they are above the law and they can do anything they want. They will force you to call donors from 7am to 9pm even though this is only 10% of your monthly job. In the interview, they mention 75% of your job is working with units to help serve them better. But it’s actually 10% of your job and 90% Friends of Scouting (FOS). FOS is raising money to offset the council pay checks. They tell you to say the money offsets the units but that is a complete lie. I asked them numerous times to show where the money goes and they only say we will get back to you. Unless you are a lifelong scout, you will never fit into the culture. It feels like a cult - if you don't conform to all their norms you are not welcome. You are not welcome to step out of the lines. When I gave my 2 weeks’ notice, it was the best day to see the surprises on management faces. You think you will make a life at the BSA but once you work for this non-profit you will never want to work here again. This council threaten me months prior saying a lot of people want my job and they have people lined up for it. Funny thing is, there is a few vacancies and nobody has filled them. Each council is different but this one is very disgusting (St. Charles, IL). High turnover rate with district executives. Since I left, 3 others have left and others are on the verge.